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WKCR will preempt regular programming for the next twenty-seven hours, from 5:00AM Tuesday at the start of Daybreak Express, to 8:20AM Wednesday, at the conclusion of the next Daybreak Express, in order to celebrate the life and work of renowned pianist and free jazz pioneer Paul Bley, who passed away at the age of 83 on January 3rd. Bley's skill and often unconventional methods made him a giant of the 60's free jazz revolution and led him to collaborate with such artists as Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, and Cecil Taylor.

Ring in the new year with Massenet's comic opera Chérubin. While the mischievous Cherubino is best remembered in Mozart's Nozze di Figaro, Massenet lovingly portrays the pageboy as a young Don Juan. Tune in to Saturday Night At The Opera to hear an all-star cast featuring Samuel Ramey, June Anderson, Dawn Upshaw, and Frederica von Stade in the title role. Stepan Atamian hosts. Photo credit: Hans Fahrmeyer.

We have another streaming option available for this year's Bach Festival. If you are having trouble accessing our MP3 or RealAudio streams, please download our SHOUTcast stream. It will open automatically.

Follow the link below to listen:

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UPDATE: WKCR regrets that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was cut short during the Kurt Masur Memorial Broadcast. In light of this incident, we have decided to broadcast the entire recording during Cereal Music on Monday morning at approximately 9:30 AM. Once again, we apologize and thank you for your understanding.

Tune in to Afternoon New Music today at 3:00 pm for an exclusive interview with Petr Kotik, Alvin Lucier, and Eli Greenhoe about the S.E.M. Ensemble's upcoming concert this Saturday at 8:00 pm. The program will feature a 40-minute interview and recordings from the composers, including Alvin Lucier's chamber work, Orpheus Variations.

Be sure to tune in to the Moonshine show Sunday, December 13th to catch a live set with The Stash Wyslouch String Band! Boston-based Stash Wyslouch is one of bluegrass’ great young genre-bending pioneers. He got his start as a guitarist in metal bands before immersing himself in the structures of roots music as a member of progressive bluegrass act, The Deadly Gentlemen. Now paving his own way as a solo artist with a new group, Bluegrass and Metal collide to form an original, honest and thoughtful sound.

This week marks the centennial of soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's birth. One of the most recorded artists of the twentieth century, Schwarzkopf established herself as the definitive lyric Strauss and Mozart soprano of her generation. Tune in to Saturday Night At The Opera December 12th at 9:00 PM EST to hear Herbert von Karajan's beloved recording of Der Rosenkavalier, featuring Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Nicolai Gedda, and Schwarzkopf as the iconic Marschallin.

Tune in Wednesday evening from 6-9 PM to hear this week’s edition of the Musician’s Show, which will feature a live broadcast of the Freddie Keppard Discographical symposium taking place at Lincoln Center's Swing University. Phil Schaap will moderate a panel consisting of Jon Faddis, Jon-Erik Kellso, Terry Waldo, and Ben Young.

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Sid Gribetz presents a tribute to pianist, vocalist and songwriter Bob Dorough for five hours this Sunday December 13 on “Jazz Profiles” from 2-7 PM on WKCR radio.

Tune in to Afternoon New Music this Monday, December 7 at 3 pm for an exclusive in-studio interview with Chris McIntyre and Anthony Coleman of TILT Brass. The program will feature a 90-minute interview as well as recordings from Anthony Coleman, Chris McIntyre, Liza Lim, and Catherine Lamb.

TILT Brass Sextet will be performing live at Miller Theatre this Tuesday, December 8 at 6 pm. The free concert will feature the world premiere of 3 new pieces by Anthony Coleman, Chris McIntyre, and Catherine Lamb, as well as compositions by James Tenney and Liza Lim.

WKCR announces our annual Bach Festival. For the ten-day period from December 22nd at 9:30 AM through December 31st at 11:59 PM, WKCR (89.9 FM, 89.9 HD1, and wkcr.org) will dedicate all broadcasting to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. J.S. Bach has had an unparalleled influence on the Western classical tradition. He has inspired a worldwide following dedicated to performing and celebrating his work, as well as a devoted and rigorous academic tradition.

Tune in Wednesday evening from 6-9 PM to hear this week’s edition of the Musician’s Show, where we will be joined by drummer, composer, and educator Ari Hoenig. Born in Philadelphia, Hoenig’s father was a conductor and classical singer, and his mother was a violinist and pianist. At age 4 Hoenig also began to study violin and piano and at age 12 began to study the drums. He attended the University of North Texas, studying with Ed Soph, but transferred to William Paterson University in 1995 to be closer to New York.

Tune in this Sunday from 2pm to 7pm to listen to a live interview with Brazilian jazz pianist Dom Salvador [include link to his website http://www.domsalvador.com/.

Tune in to Live Constructions this Sunday, November 22 from 10-11 pm for an exclusive in-studio set and interview with Charley Sabatino and Lauren Lee of the Velocity Duo. The show will feature an in-studio improvised performance from the Velocity Duo.

The Velocity Duo is a cutting edge, spontaneously composed vocal/bass duo featuring Lauren Lee, vocals, and Charley Sabatino, bass. The duo's debut album, "Dichotomies" is a set of inviting, lyricless stories that encourage the listener to "choose their own adventure" and is available now.

Tune in starting this Saturday, November 21, for a 30-hour broadcast of Coleman Hawkins' music in celebration of his 111th birthday anniversary! In addition to a full 24-hour preemption on his birthdate, November 21, we are extending the broadcast through 6am on Sunday, the 22nd, thereby preempting Saturday Night at the Opera and dedicating the normally scheduled Jazz 'Til Dawn program to the music of Coleman Hawkins.

Tune into WKCR, Raag Aur Taal tonight (Nov 15^th), at 7 pm, to listen to movie producer/co-director Shreedevi Thacker discuss the making of the movie, Raga Revelry. She shares her experiences working on the film with the founder and head of the ITC Music Academy, India, Pandit Vijay Kichlu. This episode features music from some great Indian classical music maestros along with the director’s own story about learning the beauty and nuances of Indian classical music through the process of making the movie.

Tune in to Afternoon New Music this Wednesday, November 11 from 3-6 pm for an exclusive in-studio interview with Áine O'Dwyer. Áine O’Dwyer will be giving a live improvisatory performance for pipe organ at the First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn Heights on Friday, November 20, 2015 at 8:00 pm, presented by ISSUE Project Room.

This week marks the return of dramatic soprano Maria Guleghina to the Metropolitan Opera. Now starring in Puccini's Tosca, Ms. Guleghina is celebrated for her assumptions of Verdi and Puccini's most punishing roles. Tune in to Saturday Night At The Opera to hear an exclusive interview with the legendary soprano, as well as to hear excerpts from some of her most acclaimed performances.

Henry Grimes, one of today's leading free jazz bassists (also known for his violin playing, as well as his poetry), was active from the mid-1950s to 1969, before mysteriously disappearing around the beginning of the 1970s. Born in 1935 in Philadelphia, the young Henry Grimes came to prominence in the mid-50s and was selected by Charles Mingus to play as a second bassist in his band. At 22 years old, he performed at the Newport Jazz festival of 1958 in the bands of Sonny Rollins, Thelonius Monk, and Benny Goodman, among other greats.